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| Title: | Constitutional structure for Nigeria's foreign policy: an explanatory note on the constitutional mind of both the Constituent Assembly, 1988-1989 and the Armed Forces Ruling Council |
| Author: | Akindele, R.A. |
| Year: | 1989 |
| Periodical: | Quarterly Journal of Administration |
| Volume: | 24 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Pages: | 206-220 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Nigeria |
| Subjects: | foreign policy constitutional reform |
| Abstract: | This essay has a twofold purpose: 1) to analyse the collective mind of the Constituent Assembly and the Armed Forces Ruling Council (AFRC) with respect to Nigeria's foreign policy by focusing on the relevant constitutional provisions for the conduct and management of Nigeria's external relations; and 2) to highlight the major provisions of the 1989 Constitution that have bearing on the assignment of roles to both the President and the National Assembly in the management of the country's external relations. With respect to Nigeria's external relations, the following broad policy objectives are examined: a) promotion and protection of the national interest; b) promotion of the total liberation of Africa and support of African unity; c) promotion of international cooperation for the consolidation of universal peace among all nations and the elimination of racial discrimination; d) respect for international law and treaty obligations; e) promotion of a just world economic order. In the 1989 Constitution responsibility for the conduct of external relations has been placed exclusively on the federal government. The provisions of this Constitution on the issue of the sharing of power and responsibility between the President and the National Assembly are analysed next with respect to the power to prepare for national defence, to declare, wage and terminate war, and the appointment of high-level officers in the field of foreign affairs. Ref. |